JPS61232841A - 組織拡張装置 - Google Patents

組織拡張装置

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Publication number
JPS61232841A
JPS61232841A JP61077510A JP7751086A JPS61232841A JP S61232841 A JPS61232841 A JP S61232841A JP 61077510 A JP61077510 A JP 61077510A JP 7751086 A JP7751086 A JP 7751086A JP S61232841 A JPS61232841 A JP S61232841A
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Prior art keywords
envelope
tissue
biocompatible
wrapper
expansion device
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Granted
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JP61077510A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPH0363897B2 (enExample
Inventor
ユージン　ロバート　ジヤクブクザツク
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Dow Silicones Corp
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Dow Corning Corp
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Publication of JPS61232841A publication Critical patent/JPS61232841A/ja
Publication of JPH0363897B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0363897B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/12—Mammary prostheses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/02—Devices for expanding tissue, e.g. skin tissue

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Dermatology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
JP61077510A 1985-04-04 1986-04-03 組織拡張装置 Granted JPS61232841A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US719926 1985-04-04
US06/719,926 US4651717A (en) 1985-04-04 1985-04-04 Multiple envelope tissue expander device

Publications (2)

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JPS61232841A true JPS61232841A (ja) 1986-10-17
JPH0363897B2 JPH0363897B2 (enExample) 1991-10-03

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JP61077510A Granted JPS61232841A (ja) 1985-04-04 1986-04-03 組織拡張装置

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US (1) US4651717A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0197726B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS61232841A (enExample)
AU (1) AU596094B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1249103A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3683389D1 (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA861352B (enExample)

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JPH0363897B2 (enExample) 1991-10-03
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US4651717A (en) 1987-03-24
EP0197726B1 (en) 1992-01-15
CA1249103A (en) 1989-01-24
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